The original text is as follows:
The tall buildings of the temple on the mountain are really high, like a hundred feet. People upstairs are like a hand that can pick off the stars in the sky.
Standing here, I dare not speak loudly for fear of disturbing the gods in the sky.
Poetry analysis:
This short and artistic poem shows Li Bai's meditation in a mountain temple at night.
Dangerous building height 100 feet: At the beginning of the poem, Li Bai described the temple where he stayed as "dangerous building height 100 feet". The towering dangerous buildings remind people that the temple is located among the steep mountains, and the height of 100 feet also shows the grandeur of the temple.
Hands can pick stars: the image in this poem is beautiful. With the poet's imagination, Li Bai showed that he could reach out and pick the stars in the sky. The stars here are not only bright stars in the sky, but also symbols of infinite distance and dreams.
If you dare not speak loudly, you will be shocked: the last two sentences of the poem show the poet's inner feelings. On this quiet night, he didn't dare to speak loudly because he was afraid that his voice would disturb the gods in the sky. This emotion expresses the poet's humility and awe in the face of nature.
Li Bai sketched a magnificent picture of nature with concise language. Dangerous buildings are hundreds of feet high, and the stars can be picked by hand. This picture shows the magnificence and towering of the mountain temple and the brightness of the starry sky at night. The poem "hands can pick stars" reminds people that poets seem to touch the stars, which is a kind of closeness and integration with nature.
Although this poem has only four short sentences, it outlines a beautiful and mysterious picture through concise and profound language, and at the same time conveys the poet's respect for nature and thinking about the universe. This is also a manifestation of Li Bai as a romantic poet. He often combines nature with human emotions, showing aesthetic feeling and emotion beyond the world. This poem fully shows Li Bai's artistic talent and profound understanding of nature, so it is known as one of the outstanding landscape poems.